safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to accept; to receive; to agree
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to collapse; to flop (onto)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
not caring; not giving a damn
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
surely; certainly; without doubt
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to sit for an examination
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
security; stability; safety; peace
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
successive generations; successive emperors
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming